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School by Nirvana

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Nirvana

School

Release date: 14th June 1989

From Bleach (Deluxe Edition)
Track 4
2:42
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A study in repetition and constraint, 'School' hammers its central complaint with the force of a fist on a desk. The lyrics cycle through the same refrain, building frustration through sheer insistence: no recess, no escape, no break in the monotony. It's a song about being trapped, about the suffocating routine of institutional life, delivered with the kind of existential grind that defines the record. The track sits among the album's purest expressions of rage, its abraded construction and howling intensity cutting through the surrounding material. Where other moments on the record hint at pop sensibility, 'School' commits fully to the weight of its subject, letting repetition do the work that melody might elsewhere. The result is claustrophobic and urgent, a song that sounds exactly like what it describes.

"School" is a track by Nirvana, from the album Bleach (Deluxe Edition), released 14th June 1989. The track is 2:42 long. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Nirvana.

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Lyrics

School

Won't you believe it? It's just my luck
Won't you believe it? It's just my luck
Won't you believe it? It's just my luck
Won't you believe it? It's just my luck
No recess
No recess
No recess

Won't you believe it? It's just my luck
Won't you believe it? It's just my luck
Won't you believe it? It's just my luck
Won't you believe it? It's just my luck
No recess
No recess
No recess

You're in high school again
You're in high school again
You're in high school again
You're in high school again
You're in high school again
You're in high school again
You're in high school again
You're in high school again!

No recess
No recess
No recess
No recess
No recess
No recess
No recess

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Track details

From Bleach (Deluxe Edition)

2:421989
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Album
Bleach (Deluxe Edition)
Bleach (Deluxe Edition)
Nirvana
15th June 1989
Track number
4
Release year
1989
  1. 1Blew
    2:54
  2. 2Floyd the Barber
    2:18
  3. 3About a Girl
    2:48
  4. 4School
    2:42

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